About Dhalam Village

Dhalam is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 304 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493555
Area (hectares)	219.15 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	304
Female Population	291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalam compares

By the 2011 count Dhalam is the 124th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 219.15 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Dhalam

Dhalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhalam from other places

Dhalam lies about 85 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 61 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhalam
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	20 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	25 km
Nearest railway station	Baradwar	61 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	85 km

Villages closest to Dhalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basna tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalam village had a population of 595. That makes it the 124th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Dhalam village has 304 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalam has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Dhalam is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalam covers 219.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalam falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalam is Baradwar, about 61 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhalam.

Dhalam is about 85 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalam is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 20 km away. Saraipali is about 25 km away. Baradwar is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.